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THE
WADSWORTH
GAS
ATTACK
a
n
d
RIO
GRANDE
RATTLER
19
“Corporal
Blumf,
i’m
going
to
reduce
you.”
“
It’s
no
use,
Captain.
1
have
taken
two
Turkish
baths
and
a
lot
of
exercise
and
I
haven’t
lost
a
pound.”
BASKET-BALL
TEAM
WILL
PLAY
AT
AUGUSTA.
The
Camp
W
adsw
o
rth
basket-ball
team
will
leave
for
A
u
g
u
sta
next
Friday
for
two
hard
games.
The
first
one
will
bring
it
into
contact
w
ith
the
strong
five
of
the
A
u
g
u
sta
Y.
M.
G
A.,
while
on
Saturday
it
is
sched­
uled
to
m
eet
the
Camp
H
ancock
quintet.
The
local
players
have
been
recruited
from
am
ong
the
best
men
on
the
company
team
s
now
appearing
in
the
league
started
by
the
51st
Pioneers
and
the
105th
Infantry.
The
game
which
had
been
arranged
w
ith
the
Charleston
Navy
Yard
for
two
weeks
ago
and
which
was
postponed
because
of
a
quarantine
at
the
enem
y’s
quarters,
will
be
staged
at
the
Spartanburg
Y.
M.
C.
A.
within
the
next
few
weeks.
Mr.
O
rtner,
of
Y.
M.
C.
A.
U
n
it
95
is
also
looking
for
some
games
in
camp
for
his
All-Stars.
Regim
e
n
tal
m
a
n
a
g
e
rs
would
do
well
to
get
in
touch
w
ith
him.
LIVELY
NIGHT
AT
92.
Three
sm
ashing
boxing
bouts
and
a
real
live
w
restling
m
a
tch
featured
in
last
Mon­
day
night’s
program
at
U
n
it
92.
The
fistic
affairs
w
ere
no
loving
parties,
and
there
was
all
the
action
desired
from
bell
to
bell.
One
of
them
ended
in
a
knockout
while
both
the
others
were
well-fought
draws.
The
first
boxing
contest
lasted
ju
s
t
long
enough
for
Mykfns,
Company
D,
102d
Engi­
neers,
to
get
w
arm
ed
up.
Then
it
was
the
poison
needle
for
H
a
rt,
107th
Ambulance.
The
setto
was
all
over
in
a
m
inute
and
a
half.
A
n
o
ther
stretch
e
r
slinger
from
the
sam
e
am
b
u
lance
company
opposed
Costello,
Com­
pany
€,
105th
M
achine
Gun
B
a
ttalion
in
the
second
bout.
He
was
A.
K
ellerm
an,
who
form
erly
had
pugilistic
am
b
itions
back
in
Albany.
Both
m
en
w
e
re
gam
e
and
mixed
it
up
all
through
the
three
rounds.
It
was
a
draw.
The
third
affair
also
w
e
n
t
unsettled
after
three
m
e
rry
rounds
of
good
snapping,
slam
­
ming
by
Carey,
Company
B,
104th
Machine
Gun
B
a
ttalion
and
Darcey,
Company
D,
102d
Engineers.
ZUALE
SHOWS
CLASS.
The
w
restling
m
a
tch
w
e
n
t
to
Zuale,
Com­
pany
I,
107th
Infantry,
in
two
straig
h
t
falls.
Bylon,
Company
G,
107th
Infantry,
who
op­
posed
him,
put
up
a
good
defense
in
the
first
grapple.
He
was
only
counted
out
in
10.32.
The
second
found
him
considerably
w
eakened
and
after
5.40,
it
also
w
e
n
t
to
Zuale.
THE
W
E
A
T
H
ERMAN
W
INS
AGAIN.
The
soccer
schedule
has
been
postponed
once
again
because
of
the
continued
poor
w
e
a
ther.
This
tim
e
the
com
m
ittee
will
en­
deavor
to
get
the
first
round
com
p
leted
by
next
Saturday.
One
game
has
been
played
in
the
few
clear
days
during
the
past
month.
It
proved
a
w
alkaw
ay
for
the
Supply
Train.
Two
m
ore
contests
are
still
due
in
the
opening
bracket.
SHANNON
GETS
A
BOOST.
The
friends
of
A1
Shannon,
the
scrappy
little
featherw
e
ight
of
the
51st
Pioneers,
are
anxious
to
see
him
in
the
ring
again.
The
following
letter
to
the
Sporting
Editor
has
been
brought
to
the
attention
of
F
rank
Moran,
the
division
boxing
instructor:
“D
ear
Sir:
W
e
note
th
a
t
the
boxing
news
in
the
Gas
A
ttack
is
alm
o
st
entirely
de­
voted
to
the
heavyw
e
ight
situation,
but
ju
s
t
a
few
lines
to
rem
ind
you
th
a
t
we
have
with
us
a
willing
little
b
a
ttler
in
the
feath
e
r­
w
eight
division.
He
is
A1
Shannon,
form
e
r­
ly
of
the
M
achine
Gun
Co.,
47th
N.
Y.
Inf.,
but
at
present
a
m
e
m
b
e
r
of
H
e
a
d
q
u
a
rters
Co.,
53d
Pioneer
Inf.
“A1
has
perform
e
d
on
several
occasions
for
the
entertainm
e
n
t
of
the
boxing
en­
thusiasts,
and
judging
by
his
perform
a
n
ces,
it
can
be
stated
th
a
t
he
is
one
of
the
strong­
est
contenders
for
the
125-pound
cham
p
ion­
ship
of
the
camp.
“He
is
eighteen
and
a
half
years
of
age,
and
although
he
has
been
boxing
for
about
a
year
and
a
half,
he
stands
ready
to
give
an
account
of
him
self
for
the
benefit
of
the
boys,
a
t
any
tim
e,
against
anyone
at
his
weight.
“Yours
very
truly,
“SERGT.
FRANK
TISGHBEIN,
“H
d
q
trs.
Co.,
53d
Pioneer
Inf.”
M
A
C
H
INE
GUNNERS
ACTIVE.
Several
snappy
bouts
featured
the
initial
athletic
night
of
the
108th
Infantry’s
Ma­
chine
Gun
Company.
Eddie
Lcwy,
of
the
E
a
s
t
Side,
who
knocked
out
F
rankie
F
itz­
patrick
a
few
w
eeks
ago,
put
on
an
exhibi­
tion
of
four
rounds
w
ith
another
New
York
lightw
eight,
P
a
ts
y
Leonard.
T
h
e
re
was
also
a
w
restling
m
a
tch
in
w
h
ich
Leonty
B
o
ratka
and
W
a
lt
Heyden,
the
Supply
Ser­
geant’s
dog-robber,
figured.
Leonty
used
to
w
restle
w
ith
a
bear
before
he
joined
the
arm
y
.
And
he
still
is
in
good
shape.
W
alt,
however,
is
there
w
ith
the
“know-how,”
so
the
bout
w
ent
for
fifteen
m
inutes
w
ithout
any
other
result
than
to
have
the
crowd
still
guessing
as
to
w
h
ich
is
the
better
man.
These
two
plan
to
settle
the
dispute
at
the
next
racket
of
the
Ma­
chine
Gun
Company.
Leo
Booth
and
George
H
agan,
middle-
w
eights,
boxed
four
fairly
fast
rounds.
In
another
bout
Carl
W
hiffen
proved
th
a
t
he
is
not
in
the
SCD
class
by
holding
his
end
up
against
Donald
FlacK,
who
was
one
of
the
coming
heavyw
eights
of
R
o
chester,
N.
Y.,
before
he
moved
to
Spartanburg,
S.
C.
“W
e
a
sel”
P
r
a
t
t
surprised
every
one
and
forced
the
fighting
w
h
en
he
m
e
t
Charles
Lee
R
o
u
sseau
in
four
rounds
a
t
125
pounds.
(M
ore
Sports
on
page
21.)

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THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK a n d RIO GRANDE RATTLER 19 “Corporal Blumf, i’m going to reduce you.” “ It’s no use, Captain. 1 have taken two Turkish baths and a lot of exercise and I haven’t lost a pound.” BASKET-BALL TEAM WILL PLAY AT AUGUSTA. The Camp W adsw o rth basket-ball team will leave for A u g u sta next Friday for two hard games. The first one will bring it into contact w ith the strong five of the A u g u sta Y. M. G A., while on Saturday it is sched­ uled to m eet the Camp H ancock quintet. The local players have been recruited from am ong the best men on the company team s now appearing in the league started by the 51st Pioneers and the 105th Infantry. The game which had been arranged w ith the Charleston Navy Yard for two weeks ago and which was postponed because of a quarantine at the enem y’s quarters, will be staged at the Spartanburg Y. M. C. A. within the next few weeks. Mr. O rtner, of Y. M. C. A. U n it 95 is also looking for some games in camp for his All-Stars. Regim e n tal m a n a g e rs would do well to get in touch w ith him. LIVELY NIGHT AT 92. Three sm ashing boxing bouts and a real live w restling m a tch featured in last Mon­ day night’s program at U n it 92. The fistic affairs w ere no loving parties, and there was all the action desired from bell to bell. One of them ended in a knockout while both the others were well-fought draws. The first boxing contest lasted ju s t long enough for Mykfns, Company D, 102d Engi­ neers, to get w arm ed up. Then it was the poison needle for H a rt, 107th Ambulance. The setto was all over in a m inute and a half. A n o ther stretch e r slinger from the sam e am b u lance company opposed Costello, Com­ pany €, 105th M achine Gun B a ttalion in the second bout. He was A. K ellerm an, who form erly had pugilistic am b itions back in Albany. Both m en w e re gam e and mixed it up all through the three rounds. It was a draw. The third affair also w e n t unsettled after three m e rry rounds of good snapping, slam ­ ming by Carey, Company B, 104th Machine Gun B a ttalion and Darcey, Company D, 102d Engineers. ZUALE SHOWS CLASS. The w restling m a tch w e n t to Zuale, Com­ pany I, 107th Infantry, in two straig h t falls. Bylon, Company G, 107th Infantry, who op­ posed him, put up a good defense in the first grapple. He was only counted out in 10.32. The second found him considerably w eakened and after 5.40, it also w e n t to Zuale. THE W E A T H ERMAN W INS AGAIN. The soccer schedule has been postponed once again because of the continued poor w e a ther. This tim e the com m ittee will en­ deavor to get the first round com p leted by next Saturday. One game has been played in the few clear days during the past month. It proved a w alkaw ay for the Supply Train. Two m ore contests are still due in the opening bracket. SHANNON GETS A BOOST. The friends of A1 Shannon, the scrappy little featherw e ight of the 51st Pioneers, are anxious to see him in the ring again. The following letter to the Sporting Editor has been brought to the attention of F rank Moran, the division boxing instructor: “D ear Sir: W e note th a t the boxing news in the Gas A ttack is alm o st entirely de­ voted to the heavyw e ight situation, but ju s t a few lines to rem ind you th a t we have with us a willing little b a ttler in the feath e r­ w eight division. He is A1 Shannon, form e r­ ly of the M achine Gun Co., 47th N. Y. Inf., but at present a m e m b e r of H e a d q u a rters Co., 53d Pioneer Inf. “A1 has perform e d on several occasions for the entertainm e n t of the boxing en­ thusiasts, and judging by his perform a n ces, it can be stated th a t he is one of the strong­ est contenders for the 125-pound cham p ion­ ship of the camp. “He is eighteen and a half years of age, and although he has been boxing for about a year and a half, he stands ready to give an account of him self for the benefit of the boys, a t any tim e, against anyone at his weight. “Yours very truly, “SERGT. FRANK TISGHBEIN, “H d q trs. Co., 53d Pioneer Inf.” M A C H INE GUNNERS ACTIVE. Several snappy bouts featured the initial athletic night of the 108th Infantry’s Ma­ chine Gun Company. Eddie Lcwy, of the E a s t Side, who knocked out F rankie F itz­ patrick a few w eeks ago, put on an exhibi­ tion of four rounds w ith another New York lightw eight, P a ts y Leonard. T h e re was also a w restling m a tch in w h ich Leonty B o ratka and W a lt Heyden, the Supply Ser­ geant’s dog-robber, figured. Leonty used to w restle w ith a bear before he joined the arm y . And he still is in good shape. W alt, however, is there w ith the “know-how,” so the bout w ent for fifteen m inutes w ithout any other result than to have the crowd still guessing as to w h ich is the better man. These two plan to settle the dispute at the next racket of the Ma­ chine Gun Company. Leo Booth and George H agan, middle- w eights, boxed four fairly fast rounds. In another bout Carl W hiffen proved th a t he is not in the SCD class by holding his end up against Donald FlacK, who was one of the coming heavyw eights of R o chester, N. Y., before he moved to Spartanburg, S. C. “W e a sel” P r a t t surprised every one and forced the fighting w h en he m e t Charles Lee R o u sseau in four rounds a t 125 pounds. (M ore Sports on page 21.)